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Sunday, September 22, 2002

KENNETT, Mo. -- Given the rapid -- one could also say dazzling -- times in which we live these days, it might be wise to pause and give thought to all that's happening around us -- just for the record, you know, because you and I are constantly finding ourselves busying about, tending to tasks that might seem mundane when considered from the purview of history books, but which, nevertheless, seem important at the moment, even to the point of crowding out occurrences that otherwise would be remarkable.

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